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How did the WashU RT lung toxicity differ from the STRIPE trial?
42% of patients in the WashU study received concurrent CRT while 100% of patients in the STRIPE trial
What was the study population in the Peking study investigating cis/etop vs carbo/taxol?
Unresectable stage III NSCLC
What was 3-and 5-year primary control and distant metastasis rate in the RTOG 0236 trial?
3-yr primary control: 98%<div>5-yr primary control: 93%</div><div><br></br></div><div>3-yr DM 22%</div><div>5-yr DM 24%</div>
<div>In the NRG/RTOG0915 trial, what was grade 3 toxicity and 5-yr primary control in the 34Gy/1fx vs 48/4fx?</div>
34 vs 48 Gy:<div>2.6% vs 11% grade 3 toxicity</div><div>89% vs 93% primary control</div>
Which group demonstrated low regional failure with omission of ENI in SCLC? (i.e. RT only directed to FDG avid areas)
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
What did the CASPIAN trial in extensive stage SCLC study?
durvalumab + tremelimumab + plat/etop<div>vs</div><div>durvalumab + plat/etop</div><div>vs</div><div>plat/etop</div>
What was predictive of radiation pneumonitis in the STRIPE trial?
-carbo/paclitaxel<div>-V20 (total lung - GTV)</div><div>->2Gy/fx</div><div>-lower lobe</div><div>-Age >65</div><div><br></br></div><div>If both age >65 and treated with carbo/taxol, then >50% risk of symptomatic pneumonitis</div>
What did the ‘CHISEL’ study investigate and what was it’s study population?
The CHISEL study compared SBRT vs EBRT in patients with T1-2 N0 M0 inoperable or refusing surgery.
What was the pCR in patients of the MISSILE trial treated with SBRT?
pCR 60%
What did the Netherlands Cancer Institute study in metastatic NSCLC?
Phase II trial, compared<div>SBRT 24 Gy in 3 fx followed by pembrolizumab</div><div>to</div><div>pembroluzimab</div><div><br></br></div><div>Prespecified endpoint was 3-month overall response rate of 50% vs 20%</div>
What is the IMpower133 trial in extensive stage SCLC?
atezolizumab (anti PD-L1) + carbo/etop<div>vs</div><div>placebo + carbo/etop</div><div><br></br></div><div>PCI allowed but not chest RT</div>
Which study population did the LUNG-ART trial study and what was the trial set-up?
pN2 NSCLC, s/p complete resenction<div><br></br></div><div>Goal of the study was to investigate adjuvant RT in N2 disease</div><div>patients received</div><div>post-op 54 Gy in 27-30 fx</div><div>vs</div><div>No RT</div>
What was the focus of the SWOG 9416 / INT 0160 study?
Superior sulcus tumors!
What was the difference between the SABR-COMET trial, the SINDAS trial, the OliGomez MDACC trial and the IAEA trial?
SABR-COMET trial: RT in oligometastastic disease of ANY histology<div>SINDAS trial: RT in oligometastatic NSCLC EGFR+</div><div>OliGomez MDACC: <u>Local consolidative therapy</u> in oligometastatatic NSCLC after chemo</div><div>IAEA: RT in oligometastatic NSCLC</div>
Describe general study results of the CONVERT trial
Outcomes (OS and PFS) trended in favor of BID RT<div>The trial was designed to show superiority and did not –> BID fractionation remains standard</div><div><br></br></div><div>Median OS was 30 months for the BID group (slightly larger than in the Turrisi/INT0096 trial)</div>
Which patients did the CREST study investigate?
ES-SCLC who responded to chemo, ECOG 0-2
What were study methods of the CREST study in ES-SCLC who responded to chemo?
30 Gy thoracic RT + PCI<div>vs</div><div>PCI</div><div><br></br></div><div>Primary endpoint was 1-yr os</div>
What was the regimen studied in the INT 0139/RTOG 9309?
Neoadjuvant CRT + Surgery vs Definitive RT<div>In particular:</div><div>45 Gy with concurrent cis/etoposide</div><div>if no PD</div><div>–> Surgery vs RT to 61 Gy total</div><div>Then adjuvant x2 cis/etoposide in both arms</div>
What was median OS in CALGB 39801 for induction vs no induction chemo?
12 months vs 14 months
What did the CALGB 39904 trial investigate?
Hypofractionation (70 Gy in various doses) in stage I NSCLC (<= 4cm) and poor pulmonary function
What was 2-year DFS and 2-year CNS FFR in the ADAURA trial comparing adjuvant osimertinib for 3 years vs placebo in EGFR+ NSCLC? What was the conclusion based on these findings?
Overall 2-year DFS was 89% vs 52%<div>2-year CNS FFR was 98% vs 85%</div><div><br></br></div><div>Conclusion: osimertinib improves DFS and reduces CNS relapse in completely resected EGFR+ NSCLC</div>
What were SBRT doses in SABR-COMET?
SBRT to 30-60Gy/3-8 fx<div>or single fx of 16-24 Gy for brain, spine</div>
What was median PFS in the SABR-COMET trial?
12 vs 6 months
What is the Goustave-Roussy study?
A meta-analysis of 6 trials evaluating concurrent vs sequential chemoRT
What did CALGB 39801 investigate?
No induction chemo vs Induction chemo (2 cycles of carboplatin and paclitaxel) in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC<div><br></br></div><div>Otherwise, all patients received 66 Gy Rt with concurrent weekly x7 weeks carboplatin and paclitaxel</div>
What was the conclusion of the CALGB 39801?
The addition of 2 cycles of induction carboplatin and paclitaxel increased toxicity and provided no OS benefit
Explain the radiation regimen for both arms in the CHISEL study.
SBRT 54 Gy / 3 fx (or 48 Gy / 4 fx if <2cm from chest wall)<div>vs</div><div>3D CRT to 66 Gy, or 50 GY in 20 fx</div>
What was the conclusion of the CHISEL study?
SBRT improved LC and OS compared to conventional RT.
Which SBRT dose did the NRG/RTOG 0915 investigate?
34 Gy / 1 fx<div>vs</div><div>45 Gy / 4 fx</div><div><br></br></div><div>Medically inoperable T1-T2N0M0 peripheral lesions</div>
What is the conclusion of the caspian trial?
Durvalumab + platinum/etoposide improves OS in extensive stage SCLC compared to chemo alone.<div>The addition of tremelimumab to durvalumab + chemo did not improve outcomes</div>
<div>What were the lung constraints in the TROVO trial?</div>
Contralateral lung V5 < 17%<div>Mean lung < 24 Gy</div><div><br></br></div>
In the SWOG trial, what was the 2-and 5-yr OS in all patients and in the patients with complete resection?
All patients: 2yr OS 55%, 5yr OS 44%<div>In patients with complete resection: 2yr OS 70%, 5yr OS 53%</div>
What was 2-yr LC, median OS and 2-yrs OS in the CHISEL study?
<div>For SBRT vs EBRT:</div>
2-yr LC was 89% vs 65%<div>Median OS was 5 yrs vs 3 yrs</div><div>2-yr OS was 77% vs 59%</div>
What was RT volume in the CREST trial investigating thoracic RT in ES-SCLC?
RT volume was post-chemo volume of involved nodal levels with 1.5 cm margin. Involved levels were included whether CR or not.
What did the SMART trial (Clive et al., Lancet Oncol) evaluate in mesothelioma patients?
Immediate vs deferred RT (for later mets) to tracts<div>RT to tract was 21 Gy / 3fx</div>
Which trials established improved OS with concurrent CRT vs sequential CRT?
RTOG 9410 and Goustave-Roussy
What was the regimen studied in the RTOG 0617?
Dose escalation, cetuximab being;<div>60 Gy vs 74 Gy</div><div>and</div><div>cetuximab (concurrent and consolidation) vs no cetuximab</div><div><br></br></div><div>All patients received carbo/taxol concurrent weekly and ajuvant x2!</div>
What did the STRIPE study investigate?
Meta-analysis of 12 studies investigating RT lung toxicity with chemo
What did the CALGB 8433 study?
RT alone vs induction + RT in locally advanced NSCLC<div>RT 60 Gy</div><div>induction: cis/vinblastine</div>
What were the results and the interpretation of the Lung Cancer Study group 821?
Improved LC with lobectomy over wedge<div>Trend to increase in overall death and cancer death with wedge resection</div>
What did the ANITA trial study?
The ANITA trial investigated adjuvant chemo vs observation in resected stage IB-IIIA patients.
What is another name for the LUNG-ART study?
EORTC 22055
What was the rate of DM in squamous vs nonsquamous NSCLC in the RTOG 0236 which investigated SBRT in peripheral lesions.
DM in squamous 6%, nonsquamous 32%
What was the conclusion of a Pfizer study evaluating crizotinib in advanced NSCLC with ROS1 rearrangement?
Crizotinib has impressive response rates in ROS1 rearranged tumors<div><br></br></div><div>ORR:72%</div>
What did the Turrisi trial/INT0096 establish?
45 Gy/30 fx BID as standard therapy for limited-stage SCLC
How was the hippocampal avoidance region created in the PREMER trial?
The hippocampus was contoured after which a 5-mm volumetric expansion was created around the hippocampus.
Which country first established success with consolidative thoracic RT in ES-SCLC?<div>Describe their methods.</div>
Yugoslavia<div>they investigated</div><div><br></br></div><div>cis/etop x3 then if distant CR and local CR/PR</div><div>–> thoracic RT 54 Gy/36 fx BID + cis/etop x2</div><div>vs</div><div>cis/etop x4 followed by PCI</div>
What was the incidence of grade >= 2 pneumonitis and grade >=3 esophagitis in the Peking study (cis/etop vs carbo/taxol)?<div>Break-down per group.</div>
Grade >= 2 pneumonitis 19% vs 33%<div>Grade >= 3 esophagitis 20% vs 6%</div><div>for</div><div>cis/etop vs carbo/taxol</div>
Describe study set-up of the SCLC Turrisi trial aka as INT 0096.
Patients with limited stage SCLC were included<div>45 Gy in 1.8 Gy daily</div><div>vs</div><div>45 Gy in 1.5 Gy BID fractions</div><div><br></br></div><div>WITH concurrent cisplatin and etoposide x4 cycles q3 weeks</div><div>RT started with cycle 1</div>
What was the main criticism of the THORA trial comparing 45Gy BID vs 60Gy in 40 for limited stage SCLC?
Not analyzed according to ITT!
What were the results in terms of 2-yr OS in the PORT MetaAnalysis trialists group?
2-yr OS of 58% vs 53% with PORT<div>–> PORT worsens OS in early stage, resected NSCLC</div>
In the EORTC 08941, how many of patient in the surgery arm received PORT?
40%
What did the CONVERT trial study?
Dose escalation in limited-stage SCLC<div><br></br></div><div>cis/etop x1, then</div><div>45 Gy in 1.5 Gy BID or 66 Gy in 33 fx</div><div><br></br></div><div>4-6 cycles cis/etop</div>
What was the conclusion of the Japanese PCI trial? (National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka,Japan)
No OS benefit with PCI, BM improved<div>1-yr OS 54% vs 48%</div><div>1-yr brain mets 33% vs 59%</div>
What is median OS in the CASPIAN trial for the 3 study arms?
10.4 months in durvalumab + tremelimumab + plat/etop<div>12.9 months in durvalumab + plat/etop</div><div>10.5 months in plat/etop</div>
Describe study set-up of the TROVO (IJROBP 2020, NCI of Aviano, Italy) trial in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Phase III study<div>Lung-sparing surgery and platinum + pemetrexed followed by hemithoracic tomotherapy 50 Gy to pleural cavity + 60 Gy SIB to gross disease</div><div>vs</div><div>Lung-sparing surgery and platinum + pemetrexed followed by palliative radiation to surgical scar and/or gross residual<br></br></div>
What was mean OS in the TROVO malignant mesothelioma trial for each study arm?
58% vs 28%<div>in favor of the group with hemithoracic RT as compared to palliative radiation to scar and/or gross residual disease</div>
What was incidence of procedure tract metastasis in the SMART study?
9% vs 16%, p= 0.14<div>There is a trend to benefit of immediate RT to procedure tracts in mesothelioma, but the results were nonsignificant and do not support routine use.</div>
In the RTOG 0617, what was the 2-yr and 5-yr OS for 74 Gy vs 60 Gy in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC
2 yr OS was 45% for 74 Gy vs 58% for 60 Gy<div>5 yr OS was 23% for 74 Gy vs 32% for 60 Gy</div>
When was chemo and radiation given in the LUNG-ART trial?
Chemo was given either neoadjuvant or adjuvant<div>Radiation was either given 2-6 weeks after chemo (chemo adjuvant)</div><div>or</div><div>4-8 weeks after surgery (chemo neo-adjuvant)</div>
What was the study set-up of the SWOG 9416 / INT 0160
2-cycles of cis/etop + 45 Gy –> if no progression then surgery in 3-5 weeks –> followed by cis/etop x2